[David Vespoint]

I know I’m late to the party here… but like Ty I too use both Pro Tools and Logic. Pro Tools is the 600lb gorilla in the industry and Logic has great bang for the buck.

For podcast production, if you don’t already, have a template built for your show series. Music, intro, ad spots, outro, etc. Have blank tracks ready to accept your host and guest audio tracks. By this time you may even have EQ and compressor settings as a start point for your host (provided they use the same mic and location for their recordings). That is one of the cool things about audio software like Logic and Pro Tools — much can be pre-built to accept your tracks and let you get to editing quicker.

Some software (newer version of Pro Tools for example) even has presets for bouncing your tracks when done. This is another time saver to take advantage of. All of these time saving techniques will help since podcasts can be longer form at times.

Hope this helps someone.

DV

[David Vespoint]

We had the same problem last night.

Our workflow….
Sony XDCam camera, using the HD-SDI out to the KiPri at 1080i (note SDI out will not send 720 though the XDCam will record to disc at 720)

KiPRo Set to record at ProResHQ, 720P.

After a minute of recording, “dropped frames” message.

Today we tried to recreate the error and couldn’t! All the same gear in the setup.

We did discover that if you have the KiPro changing resolutions (1080 to 720P recording) AND downconverting the output to SD, it will not work. Only one conversion at a time.

This is not the first time we have had the “dropped frames” error issue. And we format the drives in the KiPRo before use.
DV

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